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Familiar Face
- Messages
- 51
- Location
- Austin, Texas
I passed up a great opportunity, the reasons for which I will not go into now, to learn Spanish while growing up. Consequently, later in life I heard many "colloquialisms" while working in a largely Hispanic community I didn't understand. When asked their meaning, my Dad always explained "It means 'sweet potato.'" I remember thinking - at the time - "wow - local Hispanics sure have a lot of words for 'sweet potato!"